Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Surf & Surrender by Riley Edgewood

Okay so here I am kinda sorta keeping my word on staying up to date with reviews. This next review I promised to do six months ago and like a jerk (again) I had to keep putting it off. So here is a little background on how me and this author met. I went to Apollycon in February this year (because Jennifer) and met several new, kinda new, and old authors. But Riley is the only one who stands out in my mind. She is the sweetest person ever and absolutely gorgeous, but most importantly super talented.  I had never heard of her before and when we walked up to her booth she was super kind and her books looked intriguing so I was like yeah I want one. And so I was like yeah I'll also review this for you. I got home that night and picked up this book but sadly had to put it down. It was by no means bad but more like bad timing because school had just gotten crazy. So finally six months later I picked it back up and this time didn't put it down. So without further ado here is my review.

Cover: This cover is gorgeous. Its eye catching but not gaudy like a lot of books now a days. One thing I really like about the cover is that it literally feels like it can tell you what the book is about just from the picture.
That's all I really have to say about the cover except that maybe that guy is super hot. 

Rating: 3.5/5

Plot: This is where I get lazy and put up a link to goodreads. #reallifestruggles

Basically, Sawyer left Quinn. Quinn heartbroken barely pieced herself back together but then Quinn saves Sawyer's asshole little brother Jess and finds out Sawyer is back in town after fours years. Quinn wants answers so she hunts him down and the rest is spoilers...also on a side note there is stuff going missing from Quinn's jeep which is just a random side thing that is going on throughout the book.

My Opinion: Okay so I really liked this book. It was funny, sexy, dramatic, and had completely swoon worthy lines all throughout. I do have a few minor grievances but nothing that ruins the book. But from here on out there WILL be SPOILERS! So read no farther. You had been warned.

*****SPOLIERS*****
So let me list the things I did't like before I list all the things I do. Sadly this becomes the part where I have to be my super honest, balls to the wall self. 

1. So i mentioned things getting taken from Quinn's car. We find out that it was Jess (the little shit). Which was fine but a bit anticlimactic. I was waiting for the shit to hit the fan but nothing happens. Cops call say they found who stole her stuff and then eventually the entire car. LOL BTW. I was expecting some crazy stalker or something that would involve Sawyer coming to save Quinn but it ended rather quietly. Maybe it me (probably is) but for some reason I was expecting...more. Like that it was Chase. <.< >.> For some reason I got crazy vibes off of him.
2. Quinn was rather quick to accept Sawyer back after leaving her all the time. Like girl put up a little fight. Her dependance on Sawyer seemed unhealthy. I get she is in love but love and trust can only go so far. Especially at the end where I had had enough of Sawyer and how he jerked poor Quinn around. I was hoping she'd find someone better but maybe Sawyer will stop his games and bullshit. 
as another blogger put it:

"Yes, I did fell sorry for Sawyer, but I really wanted to see him working his way back to her harder. I needed to see him crawling. I thought she accepted him back to her life way too easily, before she even got the explanations she needed. Yes she loved him, I get that, but I thought she would be able to have some self respect. Judgy much? Maybe. But it's my personal opinion."


3. Their reason for not being together confounds me. Yes, I understand you're Dad would get sent to jail but what he did was wrong!!! And Quinn was like but you paid be minimal attention so its okay. NBD. Uhhhh...no Quinn very big deal. Quinn is all about being loyal to a guy who stole from her family but has no sense of loyalty to her parents. She treats them like shit. I get the mom is a bitch but seriously everyone has their flaws and no one is perfect. I know what her mom did was wrong but I do believe she loves her daughter. 

That's about all. Those three things really kinda irked me but the romance and sex made up for it. I can also say that this story is pretty predictable which I feel like I say a lot so maybe I just read too much but other people agreed with me. It doesn't make it a bad story, not in the least just don't expect any major twists. This story definitely focuses in on the romance which is something I loved. Speak of here are the things I adored...

1. The whole book except for the three things above.
2. The romance. Yes. Here is a little except which just made this book so amazing because this is something I don't ever see. 

"You didn't wait for me."
"I already told--" 
"I understand why," he says. "I don't blame you. Never will. But the thing is, Quinn, I did. I waited. For you."


I literally felt my ovaries explode. Oh. My. God. And there are plenty more where that came from. This whole book I was either like this:

OR...

Basically sums it up pretty well.

3. Quinn. I loved her and how she stood back up even when her heart was crushed so many times. I don't know if anyone has ever gone through a break up that just destroys you but speaking from experience, Quinn handles it pretty well. The whole sleeping around part maybe not her best move but she survived. Riley literally demonstrates there is a light at the end of a dark ass tunnel. It was heartbreakingly beautiful how Riley describes Quinn's breakup because it was ON POINT! Loved how she handled it. 

That basically is my opinion is an annoying list and babble.


Characters: There are a lot of characters in this book so I'm only going to focus on three and mention one more.

Quinn is the female lead and yeah. I loved her strength and wit. She is absolutely hilarious at points. She has temper tantrum and seems to over think a lot but that makes her more complex. As mentioned above I didn't like how she just let things go with Sawyer and was like its cool bro, i understand. While I do understand, i don't at the same time. Maybe I'm too young but she does question him a little at the end which was nice but I feel like she should have pushed more in the beginning. Her logic was hard to follow at points. Overall, I liked her. She's a pretty cool chick. 

Sawyer is a jerk. I just ugh. I love him and hat him. It confusing. I completely understand how Quinn feels at points. But I don't feel like any of his apologies are sincere. It was like a complicated situation sure but he just kills me with his attitude and way of handling everything. Such a guy. Riley got him on point. But he is mad sexy and sly. Somehow at the end he wormed his way in and I was happy him and Quinn got their fairy tale ending.

Jess is Sawyers brother and I guess in a way the antagonist. Mostly he is just a shitty little brat with an attitude problem that need to get some sense knocked into him and some bullshit knocked out. But at the end he seems like he is on the road to recovery...maybe.

Gianna is the special mention. She is Quinn's BFF and she is my favorite character. Maybe because she is so much like me not just in appearance (shot people) but in attitude too. She loves, supports, and protects her best friend. I adore her so shout out to Gianna!

Overall:
It's a fun light read. I would definitely pick it up. There is a lot of drama, sex, hot guys, pretty girls, and romance. This is not a cliffhanger it all ends nicely. I wish I got to see Brock, Jess, and Quinn's mom develop more but maybe in the future. This was a fun read. Go grab it if you want a book to read on the beach or just something to do. Its great choice. Enjoy guys!!!


As always,

~Cat

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Every Last Breath Jennifer Armentrout

Hey guys! Yes I am back! I'm so sorry I've been MIA lately. I really have been so busy with work and school which I know is no excuse but I'm here so don't hate me. I really feel bad I haven't blogged lately because its my way to pay back the authors and spread the word about amazing books. So I'm back with a review of the third book in the dark element series by Jennifer. I loved this series as a whole but this book was absolutely phenomenal. But wait...I'm getting ahead of myself.

Cover:
Rating: 5/5 stars

Okay so that's the trailer for Every Last Breath but I suggest to not watch it if you haven't read the first two books because its slightly spoiler-ish.


Since I'm still super lazy that is a synopsis of the book from Goodreads. I think Goodreads does a great job of describing without spoiling anything because I've run into sites that literally give everything away.

My Opinion: Okay so I literally love almost everything Jennifer puts out in the world but this one just blew me away. I will admit it hasn't knocked any of my top five out of place but its still in the ranking of the top 20. This is such a unique book because of it supernatural content. Gargoyles always seemed really freaky to me...I mean look for yourself...
What the f**k? No. But of course Jennifer has to go and somehow make them sound sexy and badass. Her talent is endless I swear. Then not only does she make stone creatures cool, she has to go out and make super sexy demons with tattoo's and piercing in all the right places. Makes even a nun want to sin...too far? But anyways look for yourself...again...
*wipes drool off face* This book series is HOT. Like seriously do not read this around your parents or grandparents because things get awkward fast. Trust me I have first hand experience with the situation. For example:

"Catherine, why are you drooling so much. Wipe your mouth."
"Oh...uh...uh...sorry Nan...I...I need to...Bye!" *runs to find her own sexy demon and when she comes up empty she goes home and lays in her bed with her cute doggies and wishes she had her own Roth* 

Also #teamroth.

But yeah so basically my honest opinion is if you don't go out and get any of Jennifer's books your stupid and have no taste...to harsh? I really should work on that...
Characters: Layla...she is the protagonist of the story. Her character development is some of the best I've ever seen. She changes from an insecure girl to a beautiful, confident woman. She is taught literally her whole life that she is an abomination and that she should be ashamed of her demon half. She fears herself which is just heartbreaking. Layla has a cool little skill that helps her tag demons so the wardens can hunt them down and send them back to hell. But then Layla meets Roth who pretty much tells her everything isn't so black and white. Just because you're taught something is evil doesn't mean it is and the same for good. Roth tells Layla the the world isn't so black and white, that there are 50 Shades of Grey (I couldn't help myself #sorrynotsorry). But in all seriousness he shows her that things aren't always what they seem. Layla is one of my favorite female protagonists ever. 
Roth...there is only two words I have to describe him...sinfully sexy. But readers come to find out that Roth isn't just good looking...nor is he just another horrible, evil demon. He has a heart and does so much good. He saves Layla and sacrifices himself for her. He is the exact definition of don't judge a book by its sexy, tatted, pierced cover because there is more to him than meets the eye. His love for Layla has no bounds. I really wish there were more guys in the real world like him. You just have to read the book to understand what I mean. As a side note...Cayman who is Roth's best friend...I think...I mean ****SPOLIER**** Cayman snaps Roth's neck at one point...anyways Cayman bring comedic relief and even more life to a book that is just literally alive in your mind and heart.


Zayne...His development was not as obvious as the others because I think Zayne didn't have much developing to do. He was already a good person to start off with. The only development was his relationship and feelings towards Layla. He is the other love interest but since he has a soul Layla can take it and kill him. That never stops him and he always does what he can to help Layla. I liked him and have lots of respect for him. Even if he does turn to stone...still creepy...



Ending: So yeah...The end was kinda left open. I'm not sure if she plans on continuing in that world like Covenant Series and the Return or if she has any other plans. She hinted at a couple of things towards the end that got me wondering. But besides the half open ending, it ended well for our protagonist. Jennifer has this style when you kinda know how its gonna end because I think she like the rest of us loves happy endings and that things always work out in the end. I recommend reading all her books especially Covenant and Lux Series. This is definitely a series you should pick up as well. The ending satisfies and doesn't ruin the whole series like some authors I know...(Veronica Roth) just kidding...kinda...not really...WHY DID SHE HAVE TO DIE!!!??

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I regained control of myself. Sorry about that. Here is my final reaction of the series as a whole.

Seriously...pick this book series up. You'll find yourself in love with the characters, story, and author in no time and become a creepy stalker like me and my friends who probably creep her out because we always go to her book signings. I'm not crazy I promise.

~Cat 



Friday, November 14, 2014

In The After Light by Alexandria Bracken

Cover:

Rating: 5/5 stars


That's the trailer for the first book in the series guys! Anything after this will be slightly spoilerish. I really don't think you should spoil this for yourself because I haven't read such an amazing series since half blood. Seriously. Check out the first book totally worth it.

Now onto In The Afterlight...


That's the synopsis since I'm so lazy. Also as a side note sorry I've been gone for a while but college comes first.

My Opinion: Guys...guys...guys....I seriously LOVED this book!!! The ending was satisfying. As usual I found it to be a bit predictable and the slow pace, while was necessary, was painful at times. But anyway onto the love...the originality brought to this story while maintaining its classic dystopian style is amazing. I picked this book up expecting generic YA dystopian and had a pleasant surprise as the story grew more complex and beautiful. The author, Alexandria, treated her to-be YA audience as if they were mature, intelligent people. I truly loved how she hit more complex and in depth ideas. Now this series is in my top 10 favorite series. The whole time reading this I was like:


Characters: Ruby is the best female protagonist. She is confident and mature and independent. Throughout the story she stands by her decisions and doesn't let anyone influence her. She has her flaws and her misguided thoughts while noble were stupid. 


Liam annoyed me a lot. He was very clingy and annoying. He wasn't strong and he was a coward. Ruby was going through so much and he wasn't there for her at all. He was all about himself. I prefer his brother Cole. 

Cole had Ruby's back and taught her to be a strong leader and an even stronger person. That one part broke me. Those who read it understand what I am talking about, those who have not beware.


Ending: The ending without spoiling was amazing. No "happy ending" was given but it was a believable and realistic ending. It had way more power than a boring classic everything is okay ending. Truly one of the top three endings I've ever read. It was so elegant and poignant that I will remember it for a long time. 


Gifs will be added shortly also I will be around more often as school slows down. 

~Cat 


Monday, September 1, 2014

Talented by Sophie Davis

Cover:

Rating: 2.5 (and that's stretching it)

Plot: Block it out. Impossible for Talia Lyons. When you’re a Mind Manipulator, it’s hard enough to block the thoughts of others, let alone your own.

Block it out. The pounding, siren-ready world Talia inhabits as she trains with her fellow Hunters, the country's top-secret covert operatives. The physical demands. The emotional toll.

Block it out. The secrets that Talia’s boyfriend is hiding. Talia’s unbidden feelings of frustration and annoyance toward her teammate, the Casanova of the compound. The wondering why she cares what he thinks.

Block him out. Ian Crane. The man behind the bloodshed marring Talia’s memories of her murdered parents. The man she’s determined to kill.

Block it all out. Focus.

Talented is an emotionally raw Dystopian Romance, about the life of a girl with extraordinary psychic powers, and what happens when a heart is torn between love and rage.

(from Goodreads)

My Opinion: My hopes were high for this book. I started it and quickly became bored. I put it down several times and didn't pick it back up for days. In honesty, I can't pinpoint what went wrong for me. One thing that put a damper on things for me was how we would randomly switch scenes without any sort of notice. One second we are talking to someone, next we are in training. I swear I had whiplash. But a lot of authors make this mistake so I can overlook it but I can't overlook that it took me over two weeks to finish this book. A long time for us book lovers. Maybe I will go back and try again so I can finish the series but I can tell you I won't be doing it anytime soon. The relationships also killed me because of how unusual the characters are and I'm not talking about their 'Talents".

Characters: Talia is so so so so special. Really special. No one like her special, guys. Let me say it 10 more times. Talia is special. In case you didn't get it, Talia is special. That's all we hear about the whole book but we never actually have it explained. You see, they explain her powers which sound awesome but  they never go anywhere with it. Dead end street. Talia, who is so special (there's that word again) and amazing is so utterly not. She whines, makes terrible decisions, and is always in some sort of stupid situation. Her personality is nonexistent. This book was supposed to be about assassins not stupid boys or her hair or how she needs revenge but does nothing to get it. This is a romance novel lovelies not a cool kickass book about killing stuff. But don't get me wrong I wouldn't have minded (because I love me some romance and hot guys) except the romance was predictable and stupid. I just wanted Talia to shut up about how she wants to be normal. Well, honey, you are. So are so very normal and boring. Mission achieved.

Donovan: Hmph. Got what he deserved and then like an asshole got out of it. Oh and his part of the story is so predictable that I guessed within the first few chapters what was going on. That's all I'm going to say.

Erik: Blehhhhhh. That's all.

Ending: The ending really picked up for me, We started to see the plot come out from behind the romance and boy was it good. And then bad. Nothing happened. It was very anti-climatic to me, I was like finally its over!! The story could have been great and it did have some great moments. The idea was great and fun. The missions were interesting but everything else just clouded how good it was. The bad outweighed the good by a lot, And that breaks my heart. Maybe I'll try again in a few months and pick up the second book but until then we'll just have to settle for mediocre book that could've been an amazing book. 

~Cat

Monday, March 31, 2014

Shatter Me Series by Tahereh Mafi

Cover: (First Book)
Rating: 5 stars...if I could I would do more stars it is just that great.

Plot: The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don’t fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war – and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she’s exactly what they need right now.

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior. 

This story has to be one of the only stories, besides Jennifer L Armentrout series and Richelle Mead series, that truly made me breathless and excited. This story makes you laugh, cry, and all those other great emotional things. This book changes you. The lines are so poetic and unique and true that you just never want to stop reading and keeping reading these paragraphs over and over again.
You will be screaming for the next one. 

Characters: So Juliette. She is truly one of the best female leads I have ever read because she is so true and honest and relate-able. I loved her because all these heroine's we read they are strong and amazing and everything is always easy. We never see them cry, mope, break-up! I love when charcters break-up because that makes them real. I'm sorry but how many first relationships ever work out? Not many. And Tahereh shows us a real true girl who has emotions and is afraid. I have a girl crush on Juliette. Seriously. 
(Exactly how I pictured her which is scary.)

Adam is the first male lead and I have to admit, I wasn't sold with him and not to spoil much but she ends up with the guy she was supposed to.

Warner...the other guy and swoon. Bad boy. Like really bad boy. But then you peal layers back and underneath...mmmm. I love him. No lie.

There is NO love triangle in this series. You will understand when you finish because there isn't a triangle but there are two love interests. 

(Hot guys for your viewing pleasure. Neither are exactly what i picture but they are pretty close.)

Ending: Wow. Just wow. All three books will have you grasping out through tears and laughing so hard you pee a little. Kenji makes the book and I will stop myself there because I will just on about Kenji forever. (Notice i didn't mention him in characters because he is just so awesome it would be longer than the whole review if I added him). The ending of the series is satisfying and done well unlike so many books these days. I seriously suggest you guys go get this because it is so epic it deserves a moment of silence everyday. No, seriously. So start reading with no interruptions.
And when you finish you will be like:


Because you can't believe its over and how good it was.


But in all seriousness without my love of gifs READ THIS SERIES OR YOU WILL REGRET IT!

That is all.

Cat

Undone by Shannon Richard

I am not going to deep into detail for this because I wasn't a huge fan of it. I read it months ago and forgot to blog about it due to my crazy college schedule. This story portrays the discrimination towards women and men so well. Because a girl wears short shorts it means she is a ho or if a boy sleeps around he is a stud but if a girl does she is a ho. This story is cute in its romance. Definitely for 16+ due to sexual situations and sex scenes. I definitely think if you are looking for a quick read then this is for you.

3 stars.

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Autumn by Sierra Dean

This story was exceptionally short so my review won't be as long.
Cover:
Rating: 3stars

Plot:  The plot was fun and interesting. I found that it was a bit like Shiver but with coyotes, It still was good but lacked originality. I will pick up the second one because of the massive cliff hanger. Curiosity killed the cat, as they say. I felt it was very short and was glad I got an ARC because of how short it was would have been a waste of my money. Try combining them to make one big book? I don't know. All I do know is I would have been pissed to have bought it and it been that short.

Characters: They characters were good a bit boring and predictable but still good people. There was insta love but for a book that short it was necessary. I didn't get too emotionally involved with the charterers because we don't learn enough about them to feel anything deep. In the beginning I really didn't like Lou. She was summed up a list of the three worst things:

"If Eloise (Lou) Whittaker had to narrow down the worst things ever in her life to a list, the top three would go as follows:

3) Uncooked chicken. When it's all, like, pink in the middle? Gross.

2) Her father dying. Which was really tied for number one with . . . 

1) Moving because her dad died."

To me that seems shallow and I wasn't the only one who felt that way. I agree, though, that after the first chapter things got sooo much better. It still wont make my all time favorite reads shelf but it is still good enough to pick up the sequel.

Ending: The ending was a huge WTF moment. I felt like I was asleep and in the huh moment.
DID THAT REALLY JUST HAPPEN!?
Why yes, yes it did.
So yeah cliffhanger that was a bit hmm cliche but meh I can deal.

Good book, good writing, good enough to pick up the sequel.

Arc provided in exchange for an honest review.

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~Cat

Monday, December 23, 2013

Selling Scarlet by Ella James

Cover: 
The cover is beautiful and probably one of the reasons I requested an ARC.  I will have no gifs because I am completely serious in this review and feel as if the book wasn't good enough for my time.

Quotes:
“I'd gotten my first glimpse of Elizabeth DeVille. She'd had her hair in a pony-tail that stuck up off the side of her head, and she'd been wearing short red shorts and a light blue tank top with a whale on it. “You like whales?” I'd asked her when I finished with the car. Her face had gone all soft and pretty, making me feel more like one-hundred-and-three than the twenty-three I was, and she'd shrugged. “Yeah, but not a lot more than any other animal. I just like saving things.” 
― Ella JamesSelling Scarlett
“I can see the exact moment he realizes what I've been doing. His torso stiffens as his hands, pressed against the mattress, curl into big fists. He makes a low, approving sound and speaks in a voice that sounds like molten lava. "That’s so sexy.” 
― Ella JamesSelling Scarlett

Rating: 1 star

Plot: I really wanted to like this book and I really tried to but I couldn't. I'll put up the synopsis. 
Elizabeth DeVille doesn't belong at a party like this - one where the gowns cost more than her Camry and cigars run higher than her grad school utility bills. Dragged out of seclusion by her best friend Suri, Elizabeth is merely playing dress-up, rubbing elbows with a crowd that banished her troubled family years ago.

Hunter West is tired. Tired of parties, tired of pretending, and tired of trying to right a wrong that haunts him every day. Bourbon heir and professional poker player by day, by night Hunter is gambling with his life in a high-stakes game of crime and blackmail. 

When Elizabeth stumbles into Hunter's den of vices, she's a light in the darkness, a flame in the void. And, just like everything he touches, Hunter mars her in a record time. To rectify the damage done, Elizabeth needs money she doesn't have, and she's come up with a foolproof way to get it.

Follow Elizabeth - code-named Scarlett - to the lush Nevada brothel where she'll auction her virginity and risk the only thing that's not for sale: her heart. The highest bidder is a familiar face, with wicked hands and the devil's mouth. And a secret so dark that it could cost her life.

So completely disregard that because it isnt really what the book is about...well it is but it makes no sense, is disturbing, and is boring. The plotlines were confusing and some completely unnecessary. We meet random characters who never had anything to do with much and could've just been left out. The insta love was terrible and the love interest disturbing. He is scary and unbalanced and so is the MC. They have back stories we never learn about both have severe mommy issues which never get solved. The whole time I was reading I kept getting bored and paid more attention to finding spelling errors. We also NEVER see anything. Its sooo much telling and NO showing. This story had me severely disappointed because it could have been so good but the was it was executed and written flopped. The author brings up so many controversial issues and never goes anywhere with it. Uhhh, okay. Honestly I kinda skimmed most of the book as soon as I found out a college student decided the smartest thing to do to get money was to sell her virginity. Is that even legal? We are talking about the United States in Las Vegas. The have brothels, prostitution, and some other severely illegal things going on. And no cops are snooping around and even interview some of the prostitutes that live in a R rated playboy mansion. No one is suspicious? No goes hmm this seems wrong or off?? Completely  lacking realistic scenes. Terrible read and as mentioned before highly disturbing.

Characters: The MC "Libby" whose real name is Elizabeth is poor even though she has her own bottled water company? Uhhh to be heiress of bottled water in an adult book? Okay, I guess. So apparently she was fat and then lost weight? I'm not sure. Honestly I can't even tell you anything about her because we learn nothing about her except maybe she is a creepy stalker and has twisted logic. Her decisions are all over the place and so are her emotions. I can't understand why she wants Hunter because that guy is a sicko. Hunter is whipped in the book has random sex with people, and has mommy issues because that's apparently why he is having sex with this porn star. His logic seriously makes no sense.  

Someone on good reads put this up saying this is what she understood and honestly I have to agree.
1. Hunter got framed for something and was having nasty sex with the woman who framed him.
2. Elizabeth has a fight with her friend and he runs off and gets into an 'accident', but his parents don't want to pay for his care so she comes up with the idea of selling her v-card to pay for it.
3. While Elizabeth is 'training' at the brothel, Hunter continues to have the nasty sex with the woman while investigating what's going on.
4. Hunter buys Elizabeth's v-card for $10 million (*rolls eyes*), but doesn't cash it in right away (*facepalm*).
5. After he does cash it in Elizabeth is captured and held hostage.
And she is right. I had no clue whatsoever what was happening who was blackmailing who and why. It all was just a pile of unexplained crap. 
We meet her best friend Cross who I liked probably because he was in a coma the while book and didn't speak.  We also meet her other best friend Sari? Sara? something with an S who apparently has money but doesn't use it because Libby says she wants to sell her V-card. WTF. Who wants to do that. She says she is sick of being a virgin. But at the end of the book when she is taken hostage the one dude says how much she will sell for and is making it out to be a lot because she's hot. But at the beginning she says she is fat or was fat...Look, heavy curvy women are beautiful but if she is so sexy wouldn't she have men up her but left and right? No? I just don't get the authors logic. At all. 
I also wish i knew this was erotica because it was mentioned no where but even still it wasn't all to bad except for the nasty sex scenes. No way were they even hot. They actually turned my stomach and I skipped them when I saw that that's what we were on. 

Writing/Syntax: Terribly annoying, so many mistakes. Made no sense. There were whole paragraphs that I wondered why they were even in there because they had nothing to do with anything.

Romance: Sucked. I already explained it up top so I'm just going to go with, nauseating.

Ending: It was stupid and relieving because at least it ended. I hated this whole book and the best part was the acknowledgement page. 

If you still want to read this after this review then I strongly recommend it for  18+. But I wouldn't waste my time. 

Arc provided in exchange for an honest review.

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~Cat

Friday, December 20, 2013

Wrecked by Priscilla West

Cover:

My reaction to the cover and hot guys:

Me when I see a hot guy. 

Anywayyy...
Quote: "There's no Rocky montage for overcoming obstacles in life.Not for me.  Or anyone else.  I've seen the best fall.I've seen my own dad lose after fighting so hard,struggling for so long.  Can't you see, Hunter?It's not that I don't want to get hurt.  It's that I can't.If I do, it's over.  It's all over for me."
-Lorrie

Rating: 4 stars

Plot: I not gonna summarize cuz I'm lazy. 

But here is my opinion. I loved it. It was sexy and interesting and truly heart stopping. My face the whole time reading was like...
It was like AHHHHHH! and then WTF!!! and Then AHHHHHH! And then ohhhh no she didn't.
But anywayyyy....again....

Characters: I will start with Hunter 'The Hammer' because yum.
Pretty damn close. So Hunter is that bad boy who sleeps around (apparently) and who is up front NO RELATIONSHIPS...until Lorrie. Lorrie is broken having a dark terrible past she doesn't want or need the drama a relationship brings. 
(I stole these character pictures from someone on goodreads because they nailed how i pictured them so Thanks!)
Lorrie gets to be a bit annoying but you can understand why and sympathize. She doesn't want to get hurt.

Writing/Syntax: The writing was great for an ARC and really there was like no spelling mistakes and some minor grammar ones. But all in all the story was well shaped and fast paced that flowed nicely.

Romance: HOT! Like steamy go get a cold shower hot. And did I enjoy reading those romance scenes because some were so sweet others were FIERCE! and hot and sexyamazingpantydroppinglygreat...you get the picture. Let's just say NO ONE under 17 should read this...ever. I don't even care if you are mature please dont corrupt your young innocent mind...but since I already did it was...mmmhmmm. 
Ending: CLIFF-FREAKING-HANGER!!!! I need the sequel like NOW!
Because Mrs. West how could you do that to me!!!!!
Jk. Kinda....

But anyway I may have gone a bit gif crazy...just a little...okay more than a little...okay alot gif crazy but they all rock right? 

Arc provided in exchange for an honest review.

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~Cat